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The only good cat is a stir-fried cat.

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there is nothing to it

[there is nothing to it] Informal way to say, "It is easy." * /Cooking stir-fried Chinese food is really not difficult at all; in fact, there's nothing to it./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

get one's brains fried

[get one's brains fried] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {also used colloquially} 1. To sit in the sun and sunbathe for an excessive length of time. * /Newcomers to Hawaii should be […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

stir up

[stir up] {v.} 1. To bring (something) into being, often by great exertion or activity; cause. * /It was a quiet afternoon, and John tried to stir up some excitement./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

French fried potato

[French fried potato] or [French fry] {n.} A narrow strip of potato fried in deep fat. - Usually used in the plural. * /Sue ordered a hamburger and french fries./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pack rat

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scandal sheet

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tee up

[tee up] {v.} To set the golf ball on the tee in preparation for hitting it toward the green. * /Arnold Palmer teed the ball […]